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Help me pick my first real amp

12-31-2012, 12:20 AM

I don't even know where to begin cause my tastes are all over the map but I want to step up to a really nice amp. I have a budget of $1200 MAX for an amp, used or new(prefer used), but the cheaper the better. Head or combo, doesn't matter, right now I have a 2x12 loaded with warehouse speakers. I play at home so volume has to be reasonable most of the time. I've owned a couple of low watt el84 based amps so I would like to try something loaded with el34's or 6*6's.

Music I play is everything besides metal or country, but majority is classic rock and 90's.

Must have at least 2 channels, a good clean and high gain sound, good resale value, and would really like an effects loop if possible.

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IMO, if you aren't, those bigger amps aren't worth it. For recording and practice, you're better off with a smaller amp, and there are many good ones out there. Even if you play in a live band, I would never encourage anyone to use anything more than a 1x12 combo (Unless you lack a PA system).

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IMO, if you aren't, those bigger amps aren't worth it. For recording and practice, you're better off with a smaller amp, and there are many good ones out there. Even if you play in a live band, I would never encourage anyone to use anything more than a 1x12 combo (Unless you lack a PA system).

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I'd suggest a Jet City JCA50H. It is affordable, well built, sounds great and the master volume is really awesome, no problem getting a great tone out of it at any volume.

For the Marshalls, the JVM and DSL are a good idea, the sound really good at low volume.. I'd stay away from 800/900 because they do need a good amount of volume to really open up.

Finally, also look into Peavey amps, they sound good and are priced really well in the used market, there are a bunch of great Peavey amps I could suggest : Classic 50, Ultra Plus, XXX, 6505+, JSX etc etc... all within the budget you are looking for.

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I'd suggest a Jet City JCA50H. It is affordable, well built, sounds great and the master volume is really awesome, no problem getting a great tone out of it at any volume.

For the Marshalls, the JVM and DSL are a good idea, the sound really good at low volume.. I'd stay away from 800/900 because they do need a good amount of volume to really open up.

Finally, also look into Peavey amps, they sound good and are priced really well in the used market, there are a bunch of great Peavey amps I could suggest : Classic 50, Ultra Plus, XXX, 6505+, JSX etc etc... all within the budget you are looking for.

http://www.guitarampboard.comLike my band on FB: http://www.facebook.com/thefew1All prices include shipping to ConUS.

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